Example sentences of "has make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The US company backed with British money has made a hasty deal to put its much-publicised camera on general sale in Britain after Easter . |
2 | LIVERPOOL 'S under-11 side has made a mixed start to the schools cricket season . |
3 | Even for those of us who admit that he has made a rational choice on this occasion , it remains surprising that he has benefited so little from experience , that he has never made , or let God or society make for him , any previous decisions on general issues which could be of help to him . |
4 | During the last five months he has made a strenuous effort to get to know the area and the residents of this constituency of contrasts . |
5 | A customer who has made a major purchase may then realise that he needs other , smaller items . |
6 | Already the rosy periwinkle from Madagascar has made a major contribution to curing childhood leukaemia and other blood cancers . |
7 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
8 | And yet , in a separate discussion of education in Cuba since the revolution , Bowles claims the exact opposite : ‘ There is every indication ’ , he writes , ‘ that the allocation of a sizeable fraction of the nation 's resources to education has made a major contribution to the forces of production . ’ |
9 | It has acquired this position for a number of reasons including the fact that historically it was essentially the creation of the people of Wales themselves and has made a major contribution to the educational needs of the nation . |
10 | He has made a major contribution to public understanding of science through his books , lectures and broadcasts and through the Exploratory . |
11 | Wimpey became heavily involved in Oman 's drive for modernisation and through Wimpey Alawi has made a major contribution to the fabric of the State by building roads , prestigious offices and government buildings , a police training college , hospitals — including the magnificent £150 million Royal Hospital — and hotels . |
12 | Oxford is a national centre for the treatment of problems associated with childbirth , and research in Oxford has made a major contribution to the treatment of these problems . |
13 | Just turned 21 , she has sold more than 30 million records worldwide , has made a major feature film and has silenced the carping critics with a massively successful debut tour as a live performer . |
14 | President Bush has made a major concession to industry over the implementation of the new Clean Air Act , overturning a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) . |
15 | There was a hint that this was a short term strategy , Mao at the seventh national congress in April nineteen forty five argued the C C P has made a major concession to land to the tiller . |
16 | An infant at eight months who retrieves a completely-occluded object has made a major advance in understanding the appearance-reality distinction , at least on the plane of action , because he now knows that , although the perceptual input at one time tells him that there is no rattle in his reachable space , really there is . |
17 | The black director Spike Lee has made a similar mistake in Malcolm X , not so much in characterisation but in allowing awe of the man who challenged white authority in America to come in the way of good film-making . |
18 | More recently , Edward Shorter has made a similar case for improvements in women 's health status generally as a pre-requisite to an active feminist movement . |
19 | Garland ( 1985a , p. 129 ) has made a similar point : although both classical and positivist criminology incorporated a conception of the relationship between the individual and the state , he sees the positivist version as ‘ moving from a liberal mode to a more authoritarian , interventionist one ’ , at least in the case of the early , biological school . |
20 | Adrian Jones , who studied for a number of years at Parnham House , has made a similar cabinet , and in the September issue he displays that piece and talks bout his work as a successful furniture-maker . |
21 | Mary Havern , from Newry , races in her third world trophy event while newcomer Anne Sandford has made a superb transition from the world of cycling to top class fell running . |
22 | Mary Havern , from Newry , races in her third world trophy event while newcomer Anne Sandford has made a superb transition from the world of cycling to top class fell running . |
23 | The Irish Bank Officials ’ Association , over the years , has made a tremendous contribution to the welfare of its members and we know that in recent times IBOA has been engaged in many struggles to protect those terms and conditions . |
24 | Setting aside the mass of controversial mysticism which , over the centuries has surrounded this man , the fact remains that his life has made a tremendous impact on the religious and political history of a large part of the world . |
25 | Simplifying their lifestyle has made a tremendous impact on the Woolleys . |
26 | ‘ Dewi Morris has made a tremendous difference to England . |
27 | Morris , in particular , has made a tremendous difference to England these last two games . |
28 | In one way the length of the history was a good thing as I have benefited in the end from the latest surgical techniques available in London , and although I still have to be careful it has made a tremendous difference to my life . |
29 | My hon. Friend has made a powerful point . |
30 | The advent of the private car has made a greater percentage of the population mobile , we can reach many different areas today by private car . |